Overview
- On January 25, Spencer Strider shared Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre engraving on his Instagram Story.
- He also reposted statements from Barack Obama and Michelle Obama addressing the Minneapolis shootings.
- The posts referenced the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in separate encounters with federal immigration officers, according to multiple reports.
- Forbes reports the Minnesota Twins signed an open letter calling for deescalation after Pretti’s death, while the Braves had not issued a statement.
- Baseball’s visible response has been limited, though Twins pitcher Bailey Ober shared protest imagery and figures across the WNBA and NBA, including Charles Barkley, have issued condemnations.